Style Bloggers of Color Conference

OOTD (Day 1): Shirt: Forever 21| Skirt: Old Navy | Shoes: Nine West | Necklace: Street Vendor purchase in Brazil

Last weekend I attended the Style Bloggers of Color conference in Miami. The conference was a mix of workshops and panels hosted by successful bloggers giving insight on what worked for them from photography, to social media to creating a content schedule to organize and prioritize while building a successful blog. It’s always great to get together with other bloggers to learn a few new skills, network offline and have a good time (it just so happened to be during Miami Carnival, so I did partake in a few carnival activities.) I picked up a few new tips and was reassured of a few, here are my personal favorites (they’re numbered in order of my personal areas that I’d like to improve on):

 

1. Picture Perfect: The pictures are the bait that draws readers in and keep ‘em coming back.
2. Social Media: Choose the right platforms, not all. Authenticity is still the best approach for social media.
3. Niche Focus: Because there are so many style bloggers, having a niche is what stands out.
4. The Numbers: The numbers are important, but they don’t necessary define whether or not a brand works with you. Being consistent, reliable and results driven are qualities that brands appreciate.
5. Working with Brands: Pitch your ideas to brands and publicists. It makes their job easier and the worse a brand can say is “no”…and at least that puts you and your blog on their radar..

OOTD (Day 2): Dress: Rachel Roy | Shoes: Nine West | Bangles: H&M | Necklace: EYB

Content 411 Panelists: Ty Alexander of Gorgeous in Grey, Kimberly Walker of KimmysGotSoul, Cortnie Elizabeth of Style Lust Pages, Jillian Martin of NuSophisticate

YouDotCom Panelists: Leslie Young of Fashion DuJour, Ria Michelle of Ria Michelle, Martha Dominguez of Princess Martha, Ariele Burke of Fashion Devotee and Chanel of Chanel Files

Kela Walker of Kela Walker, Nicole Garner of The Garner Circle & Janel Martinez of Black Enterprise Magazine

Social Media Butterfly Panelist: Shayla Drake of All Things Slim, Charles Wade of TUFF Magazine & Inez of Style Chic 360

The Business of Blogging: Mattie of Mattieologie, Dr. Heather Woolery Lloyd of Specific Beauty and Carmen of Viva Fashion

Here are a few candid pictures:

Me and fellow Caribbean digital diva Des of Caribbean Girls Unite

with Blake of Blake Von D, she was an absolute sweetheart and was a charismatic as she is online.

Bloggers Like Me group picture

Ending the conference with drinks on South Beach…Wet Willies!